Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursions in September
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering two steam train excursions, on September 22 and 23, during the country’s Independence Day
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Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria likens Putin to Hitler and Stalin
In a television interview on September 9, Ukraine’s ambassador to Bulgaria Olesya Ilashchuk said that Vladimir Putin and the political
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September 9 protest demands immediate removal of Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital
Protesters holding Bulgarian flags and posters with anti-communist slogans turned out on September 9 to demand the immediate removal of
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Succession of quakes near Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad
A succession of earthquakes rattled Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad on September 9, the strongest being one at 8.25am of 3.7 on the
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Bulgaria’s PM: Flood damage on southern coast is more than 30M leva, funding available
The damage from this week’s floods along the southern Black Sea coast and Strandzha is more than 30 million leva,
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Covid-19: Bulgarian government proposes scrapping mandatory isolation, quarantine
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the Health Act that, if approved by Parliament, would scrap mandatory isolation of
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Bulgaria’s PM: Indiscriminate construction along the Black Sea must be stopped
The indiscriminate construction along Bulgaria’s Black Sea must be stopped, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on September 7. Denkov was
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Bulgaria’s coastal flood disaster: Pledges and political sniping
There are sufficient amounts in the disasters and accidents fund to cover repairs following the floods that hit Bulgaria’s southern
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Recovery underway after floods on Bulgaria’s coast that left four dead
The situation on Bulgaria’s flood-hit southern Black Sea coast is normalising, according to a government media statement on September 7.
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